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The crime against silver

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | August 05, 2011 | 6:14 pm Energy Precious Metals Europe Gold Silver 

In 1873, the Fourth Coinage Act was enacted by the US Congress. Western silver miners labeled this measure the "Crime of '73" because it stopped the printing of US silver dollars. TheUS had, unofficially, abandoned its bimetallic standard in favor...

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